Cardiac Acute Care Services - Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Piedmont Eastside

Piedmont Careers

Piedmont Eastside

Snellville, Georgia

You'll help evaluate and treat cardiology patients in inpatient and outpatient settings, including the ER and ICU.

Posted Oct 13

Pay: Not posted
Shift and hours: Days This is a full-time day position.
Unit and setting: Acute Care Services team · Hospital Assist in the evaluation and treatment of Cardiology patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings including the ER, and ICU.cardiology patients
License: NP license Licensed as a Nurse and approved to practice as a NP by State of Georgia with National Certification.Licensed as a nurse, approved to practice as an NP in Georgia
Term: Permanent This is a full-time day position.Full time

Do you qualify?

License: Licensed as a nurse, approved to practice as an NP in Georgia Licensed as a Nurse and approved to practice as a NP by State of Georgia with National Certification. Check your license
Certification: National Board Certification (PA) Masters or Bachelor's Degree from an Accredited PA program and National Board Certification
Certification: National Certification (NP)
Education: Master's or bachelor's degree from an accredited PA program

Preferred

Experience: 2-5 years cardiology experience 2-5 years previous cardiology experience highly preferred

What it pays

Benefits

BenefitsCompetitive compensation and benefits packageCompetitive compensation and benefits package
BenefitsCME allowanceCME allowance

Pay isn’t listed.

Posted pay in Georgia

The role and schedule

Day to day: patient histories and physical exams Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record the data in the patient's record.
Day to day: ordering and scheduling diagnostic and therapeutic procedures Order and schedule diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for patients as direct patient care services are delivered.
Day to day: patient workups Prepare patient workups.
Hours stated: This is a full-time day position.
Travel: Occasional travel to Lawrenceville and Snellville clinics Occasionally requires travel to other sites including Lawrenceville and Snellville clinics.

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Preceptors and orientation

The Atlanta residency formally combines orientation led by dedicated preceptors with blended learning, mentorship and peer/cohort support over 12 months. The length of unit-specific orientation and preceptor-to-resident staffing are not specified.

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Overview

Cardiac Acute Care Services - Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Piedmont Eastside

Piedmont Heart Institute (PHI) is recruiting for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join the Acute Care Services team. This is a full-time day position.

This is a great opportunity to be employed by one of the nation's leading cardiology programs. You will work alongside some of the most respected and highly-trained physicians. Piedmont Heart Institute provides the full line of cardiovascular services with dedicated electrophysiology, transplant, advanced heart failure, critical care, interventional, surgical and research services.

Responsibilities

In this position you will

Assist in the evaluation and treatment of Cardiology patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings including the ER, and ICU.

Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations, and record the data in the patient's record.

Write progress notes, consults, admissions, and discharge summaries

Prepare patient workups.

Order and schedule diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for patients as direct patient care services are delivered.

Work alongside Physicians and other Cardiology Advanced Practice Providers in a collaborative team.

Occasionally requires travel to other sites including Lawrenceville and Snellville clinics.

Piedmont Benefits include

Competitive compensation and benefits package

CME allowance

Quality, Service and Reputation

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Masters or Bachelor's Degree from an Accredited PA program and National Board Certification

or--

Licensed as a Nurse and approved to practice as a NP by State of Georgia with National Certification.

Preferred

Experience

2-5 years previous cardiology experience highly preferred

Business Unit: Company Name

Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians

What's around it?

In Snellville, GA

Snellville, GA

Living costs about 4% below the US average

Life in Snellville, GA

NeighborhoodsSnellville features established single-family residential subdivisions alongside newer developments. Neighborhoods near Snellville Town Center provide walkable access to central civic amenities, while Snellville North and the residential pockets off Webb Gin House Road offer quiet, tree-lined settings with a mix of ranch homes and traditional two-story layouts. Renters and townhome buyers frequently look around the Scenic Walk area and garden-style apartment complexes situated along major arterial corridors.

Snellville features established single-family residential subdivisions alongside newer developments. Neighborhoods near Snellville Town Center provide walkable access to central civic amenities, while Snellville North and the residential pockets off Webb Gin House Road offer quiet, tree-lined settings with a mix of ranch homes and traditional two-story layouts.

Renters and townhome buyers frequently look around the Scenic Walk area and garden-style apartment complexes situated along major arterial corridors.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: redfin.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: reddit.com

Getting aroundSnellville is overwhelmingly car-dependent, with US Highway 78 and Georgia State Road 124 (Scenic Highway) serving as the primary vehicular lifelines connecting drivers toward Decatur, Atlanta, and surrounding Gwinnett County hubs. For healthcare workers at Eastside Medical Center, cross-town travel is manageable during off-peak hours, but Scenic Highway experiences severe bottlenecks during morning and evening rush periods. Commuter transit alternatives are minimal, though regional Xpress bus service provides limited connectivity into downtown employment centers.

Snellville is overwhelmingly car-dependent, with US Highway 78 and Georgia State Road 124 (Scenic Highway) serving as the primary vehicular lifelines connecting drivers toward Decatur, Atlanta, and surrounding Gwinnett County hubs. For healthcare workers at Eastside Medical Center, cross-town travel is manageable during off-peak hours, but Scenic Highway experiences severe bottlenecks during morning and evening rush periods.

Commuter transit alternatives are minimal, though regional Xpress bus service provides limited connectivity into downtown employment centers.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: veewilsonproperties.com

OutdoorsOutdoor recreation is anchored by T.W. Briscoe Park, which features a 1.2-mile paved walking path, a six-acre lake, tennis courts, and an outdoor municipal pool. Nearby, Alexander Park and Vines Gardens provide shaded walking paths and botanical scenery, while the Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary sits just outside city limits. Major regional open space is easily accessible slightly west at Stone Mountain Park, which offers extensive trails, water recreation, and expansive granite terrain.

Outdoor recreation is anchored by T.W. Briscoe Park, which features a 1.2-mile paved walking path, a six-acre lake, tennis courts, and an outdoor municipal pool. Nearby, Alexander Park and Vines Gardens provide shaded walking paths and botanical scenery, while the Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary sits just outside city limits.

Major regional open space is easily accessible slightly west at Stone Mountain Park, which offers extensive trails, water recreation, and expansive granite terrain.

Sources

As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: experiencesnellville.com Source 2: yelp.com Source 3: facebook.com

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Snellville offers relocating nurses a relaxed Gwinnett County suburban base about thirty-three miles east of downtown Atlanta, operating under the proud community mantra that 'everybody is somebody in Snellville.' Healthcare workers taking roles at Eastside Medical Center or commuting across the eastern metro will find generous residential footprints, from garden-style apartments along Webb Gin House Road to quiet single-family subdivisions in Snellville North. Community life revolves around T.W. Briscoe Park—the setting for the long-running Snellville Days Festival each May—as well as the walkable event space and splash pad at The Grove at Town Center. Outdoor respites like Alexander Park and Stone Mountain Park offer easy shifts from hospital duty to nature trails. The tradeoff is transportation: public transit is scarce, and the primary thoroughfare of Scenic Highway (State Road 124) suffers from notorious bumper-to-bumper strip-mall congestion during standard commuting windows. For clinicians prioritizing space, well-regarded schools like Brookwood Elementary, and a traditional suburban rhythm, Snellville provides a practical and grounded foothold in metro Atlanta.

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